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  • yarrow
    yarrow
    noun
    a composite plant, Achillea millefolium, of Eurasia, having fernlike leaves and flat-topped clusters of whitish flowers, naturalized in North America.
  • Yarrow
    Yarrow
    noun
    a river in SE Scotland, flowing into the Tweed. 14 miles (23 km) long.

yarrow

1 American  
[yar-oh] / ˈyær oʊ /

noun

  1. a composite plant, Achillea millefolium, of Eurasia, having fernlike leaves and flat-topped clusters of whitish flowers, naturalized in North America.

  2. any of various other plants of the genus Achillea, some having yellow flowers.


Yarrow 2 American  
[yar-oh] / ˈyær oʊ /

noun

  1. a river in SE Scotland, flowing into the Tweed. 14 miles (23 km) long.


yarrow British  
/ ˈjærəʊ /

noun

  1. Also called: milfoil.  any of several plants of the genus Achillea, esp A. millefolium, of Eurasia, having finely dissected leaves and flat clusters of white flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites) See also sneezewort

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of yarrow

before 900; Middle English yar ( o ) we, Old English gearwe; cognate with German Garbe sheaf

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It was "an honour" for Yarrow to accept the project, which will fundraise for Norwegian charities.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

"People think it's a team of two people and it's so not," said Yarrow, who was born in Glasgow.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The idea for the epic photograph originated during an international break in 2023, when Yarrow shot Haaland alone in Viking dress, waist-deep in an Oslo fjord.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Fortunately for Yarrow, Scotland won't encounter his Viking warriors until the quarter-final stage at the earliest.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Ged stayed with Yarrow and her brother, called Murre, who was between her and Vetch in age.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

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